Citrus eSchool

Home Education with One or More Virtual Classes

Homeschool students may take one or more virtual classes.  First, you must register your student in the home education program and then you can request one or more courses from Citrus eSchool (a franchise of FLVS).  These part-time enrollments may begin at any date throughout the school year, not necessarily at the beginning of the semester.  To request classes from Citrus eSchool, a franchise of FLVS, please go to http://flvs.net and click Enroll. Next, select County Virtual School and follow instructions for selecting classes and creating an account.  Be sure to select eSchool (not FLVS Flex) as the provider for each course, when available.  Most courses can be taught by a local Citrus County School District instructor.  A few classes may be taught by a Florida Virtual School (FLVS Flex ) instructor.

For guidance on home education programs and courses appropriate for each school level, please see these documents:

• Home Education: https://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/other-school-choice-options/home-edu/parent-resources.stml 
• Required courses for middle school promotion: https://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/middle-grades-pr.stml 
• Required courses for high school graduation: https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7764/urlt/StandardDiplomaRequirements.pdf

If you are withdrawing your student from a Citrus County school to home education:

• Check Skyward to see your student’s schedule of courses, including the 7-digit course code for each class. Those classes will be dropped when your student is withdrawn. Having this information on hand may help when selecting virtual classes.

• Please return textbooks, library books, and your student’s iPad or Chromebook and pay any fines to the issuing school. The family is responsible for providing a device for their home education student.

• Once your paperwork is complete, your student will be withdrawn from the brick-and-mortar school and registered as a home education student. At that point, the parent/guardian is directing the education program for the student—there is not a counselor assigned to assist you in selecting courses

Citrus County School's home education program is a parent driven program.  By enrolling in home education, the parent is assuming all responsibilities to educate their child including the choice of curriculum and materials. Current law does not prescribe a curriculum or course of study for home education programs. 

Citrus County Schools does not provide books, curriculum, or materials.  Online classes through Citrus eSchool are available as a curriculum choice/option.

Students enrolled in a home education program do not receive a high school diploma or certificate of completion from Citrus County Schools.  However, courses taken through Citrus eSchool by students in the home education program are recorded on the student’s transcript and will apply toward earning a diploma, should a student move to a diploma-earning program by his or her senior year.

Home education students are eligible to participate in state testing to meet graduation requirements and/or to prepare for return to a brick-and-mortar school or enroll in Citrus eSchool. Contact the assessment coordinator at Citrus eSchool or at your student’s zoned school for more information.  

Home education students who have an Individual Education Plan (IEP) are eligible to receive Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) services from the zoned school. Contact the Exceptional Student Education department at the student’s zoned school for more information.

Students wishing to move from the home education program to the full-time Citrus eSchool program may apply for enrollment during one of the application periods. From April 1st through July 10th, you may apply for full-time admission to Citrus eSchool for semester 1 (August start). From November 1st through November 30th, you may request full-time admission to Citrus eSchool for semester 2 (January start). Citrus eSchool is the virtual school in the Citrus County School District. Enrollment criteria apply. 

 Home Education Links

• Online Home Education Intent Form

• Home Education Frequently Asked Questions

• Home Education Support and Contacts

• Florida High School Athletic Association Registration Form for Home Education Student

• Florida Department of Education - Middle School Progression Requirements

• Florida Department of Education - Standard Diploma Requirements

Home Education Contacts
[email protected]
(352) 726-1931 ext. 6450
Ann Yount, Citrus eSchool and Home Education contact
Jenna Mullins, Citrus eSchool Principal & Administrator for Citrus County Home Education